Benefits Eligibility Verification System API - Implementation Template

Availity Configuration

The following describes how to configure an Account in Availity.

Create an Account

1. Register for an account at Availity.
2. Enter the following details:
   • First Name – Name of the account.
   • Last Name – Name of the account.
   • Company Name – Name of your company.
   • State – Address state of the company.
   • Username – Username of your choice.
   • Email address – Email address for the account used to sign up.

Subscribe to Apps in Availity

1. Visit Apps to create an an app.
   
   
2. Click the + New App button in the top right corner of the page.
3. Fill in the required prompts on the page.
4. In the 'Subscriptions' section, select all the subscriptions that are applicable and click the Subscribe button.
   
   
   
   

Test instructions

1. Send a POST request using the following:

   curl --location --request POST 'https://api.availity.com/availity/v1/token' \
   --header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
   --data-urlencode 'grant_type=client_credentials' \
   --data-urlencode 'client_id=0d9a5bf0-73f7-4182-b1c9-453423464307' \
   --data-urlencode 'client_secret=bG6uK2pS0mT1xG1vN8hW6sV6qB0sN1bC0gP8lN2wS1uF2lY4eL' \
   --data-urlencode 'scope=hipaa'

2. To make requests to Availity, use the generated access_token from the previous step as Bearer Token.